Finding "Tatooine" - How Did Astronomers Do It?

Friday, September 16, 2011 - 09:00 in Astronomy & Space

Astrophysicists explain how their space-based observatory collected the data that allowed them to reveal the twin sun-orbiting planet Kepler 16-b. It has been nicknamed "Tatooine" after the Star Wars saga's double sun planet.

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